22nd Feb 1836 | 26 Enslaved | £473 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from Sir John Gordon Bart., of Scotland, as guardian to the heirs of Amey Brown. 'See statement of Sir John Gordon as executor of his sister, for whose estate the claim is made'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
430
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Estate
Carlton
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St James 430 (Carlton)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18041 [accessed 6th October 2024].
